Choose a site that contains the database or Unity server you are configuring, and verify that the site has one or more GC directories.
- Choose a site that contains the Teradata Vantage system you are configuring.
- Run the following commands to identify the GC servers for the site.
dig +tcp -t SRV _ldap._tcp.site_name._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com
where:
Option Description site_name The name of a site that appears on the list of sites generated in step 2 of Finding the Available Sites in the Forest, and that is the location of the Teradata Vantage system you are configuring. rootdomain The name of the super-domain for the GC found in Finding the Root Domain Name. The dig command returns output similar to:
; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> +tcp -t SRV _ldap._tcp.SanDiegoHQ._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 2228 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 5, ADDITIONAL: 9 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;_ldap._tcp.SanDiegoHQ._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com. IN SRV ;; ANSWER SECTION: _ldap._tcp.SanDiegoHQ._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com. 600 IN SRV 0 100 3268 susday7542.ROOTDOMAIN.COM. _ldap._tcp.SanDiegoHQ._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com. 600 IN SRV 0 100 3268 sdhq7544.DOMAIN1.COM. _ldap._tcp.SanDiegoHQ._sites.gc._msdcs.rootdomain.com. 600 IN SRV 0 100 3268 sdhq7603.DOMAIN1.COM. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: _msdcs.rootdomain.com. 86400 IN NS socal7210.DOMAIN1.COM. _msdcs.rootdomain.com. 86400 IN NS socal7211.DOMAIN1.COM. _msdcs.rootdomain.com. 86400 IN NS socal7212.DOMAIN1.COM. _msdcs.rootdomain.com. 86400 IN NS sdhq7562.DOMAIN1.COM. _msdcs.rootdomain.com. 86400 IN NS sdint7857.DOMAIN1.COM. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: sdhq7544.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.206.23.0 sdhq7602.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.206.48.0 sdhq7603.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.206.66.0 socal7210.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.85.51.0 ssocal7211.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.85.130.0 socal7212.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.85.16.0 sdhq7562.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.85.77.0 sdint7857.TD.TERADATA.COM. 1800 IN A 141.29.162.0 ;; Query time: 16 msec ;; SERVER: ip_address8#53(ip_address8) ;; WHEN: Wed Dec 16 17:17:50 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 46
where the ANSWER SECTION lists the GC servers for the site.
- If the ANSWER SECTION contains one or more entries, copy the SRV RR service name for the GC from the QUESTION SECTION, for example, _ldap._tcp.DaytonSDC._sites.gc._msdcs.teradata.com, to use in Configuring TDGSS.